by ace | Oct 26, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 26 (PIA)–Gikumpirmar sa Malakanyang nga mihatag ang gobyerno og P5 milyon sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Apan gitataw ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda nga wala gihatag ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang maong salapi kang MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ibrahim sa ilang secret meeting sa Tokyo, Japan niadtong Agosto 5, apan si Government Peace Panel Chief Negotiator Marvic Leonen ang mihatag niini human sa maong pulong. Gi-klaro usab ni Lacierda nga P5 milyon ug dili P5 bilyon ang salaping gihatag sama sa mga gipakatap sa text.
Giingong gamiton ang salapi sa pagpatukod og Bangsamoro Leadership Management Institute (BLMI) ug dili sa pagpalit og mga bala ug armas sa mga rebelde. Giseguro usab sa Malacañang nga adunay “accounting” sa P5 million nga gihatag. Dugang pa ni Lacierda, ang maong kantidad commitment pa sa miaging administrasyon sa MILF ug nakita sa Presidente nga angayan sad kining ipadayon. Gilauman sa gobyerno nga ang maong pondo igahin alang sa edukasyon ug pagbansaybansay sa mga lider sa Bangsamoro. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 7, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 6 (PIA)– Gipahayag sa tigpamaba sa Supreme Court nga siAtty. Midas Marquez nga inay nga Temporary Restaining Order (TRO), 10 ka adlaw ang gihatag sa korte sa mga respondents aron iduso ang ilang komento. Kini human mapakyas ang mga misupak sa postponement sa piniliay sa Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa TRO batok sa planong pagbalhin sa regional elections sa sunod nga buwan.
Kagahapon, nihangyo sa SC ang mga Muslim groups kauban si kanhi Senate President Aquilino Pimentel nga magpagawas kini og temporary restraining order batok sa implementasyon sa Republic Act No. 10153. Ubos sa balaod, ibalhin una ang lokal nga piniliay aron idungan sa May 2013 mid-term elections. Gihatagan usab niini og gahum si Presidente Aquino nga magbutang og mahimong officer-in-charge sa regional government.
Sa naunang pahayag ni Commisison on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, miingon kini ngamanginahanglan sila og duha ka buwan aron mapangandaman ang piniliay sa ARMM. Bisan kulang sila sa panahon, giingong andam pa gihapon ang poll body nga mosunod kun unsaman ang imando sa SC. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 2, 2011 | Headlines, National News
AMID threat of more fuel price hikes, the Department of Energy reassured consumers
Wednesday it can protect them from profiteers, even without emergency powers for President
Benigno Aquino III.
DOE Undersecretary Jose Layug Jr. also said giving Aquino emergency powers to deal with
rising fuel prices may invite doubts from some groups, adding, “some people might even
spread speculations about the implications of such powers.”
“We have sufficient laws and mechanisms to protect the public against profiteering. We do
not see the need for emergency powers,” Layug said in Filipino in a radio interview.
Earlier, Layug said the DOE has asked oil companies for a regular advisory on their pricing
trends based on world prices of oil, and that they should increase their inventories from 15 to
30 days. He also said the DOE meets every Monday with transport groups to brief them on
possible fuel price adjustments.
On the other hand, President Aquino had thumbed down emergency powers as proposed by
members of the House of Representatives last weekend. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 7, 2011 | Headlines, National News
GI aprubahan ni Presidente Aquino ang proposed fare hike sa Light Railways Transit (LRT)
ug Metro Railways Transit (MRT).
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Sec. Ricky
Carandang, dili na makaya sa gobyerno nga gahinan pa og subsidiya ang LRT ug MRT.
Sa pagkakaron, mokabat sa P7 hangtud P8 bilyon ang subsidy sa gobyerno sa mga
pasahero sa LRT ug MRT.
Wala hinuon gisulti ni Carandang kun pila na ang mahimong bag-ong pletehan sa LRT ug
MRT tungod kay ang DOTC na ang mopahayag niini sa mosunod nga mga adlaw.
Ddugang pa usab ni Carandang nga nanita og ubang opsyon ang gobyerno aron dili mabug-
atan ang mga motorista sa ipatuman nga toll hike sa mga expressways. (ecb/PIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 8, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Most Filipinos want President Aquino to focus on job generation and livelihood programs and eradicating corruption in the days ahead, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
“The survey shows what the people want the President to do in the days ahead. Jobs and livelihood programs for themselves and their families are their real and immediate concerns,” PCOO Secretary Herminio Coloma said on Thursday.
The PIA survey was conducted from Sept. 28-29 and involved face-to-face interviews with 629 sectoral leaders, including elected officials, businessmen, religious, media, and the uniformed services.
Of those polled, 78 percent said jobs and livelihood should be on top of the government’s priority list, while 66 percent considered the fight against corruption as of utmost importance.
More than half (59 percent) of the respondents also urged the administration to improve access to quality education even as almost the same number (57 percent) recommended the implementation of measures that will control the spiraling of prices of basic goods.
“The people’s wish list is being addressed and the Aquino administration aims to fulfill its social contract with the Filipino people,” Coloma said.
The survey also shows that people (34 percent) see President Aquino’s integrity, simple lifestyle, and the people’s continued trust in him as his strongest point even as almost the same number (33 percent) considered his handling of the Manila hostage incident as his weakest point during his first 100 days.
He was also praised for the investments generated during his US trip (10 percent) and the prudent spending (6 percent) being practiced by his administration.
On the other hand, 19 percent of those polled pointed to factionalism in the Cabinet and appointment of underserving/corrupt officials as one of his low points during the same period.
The survey also wants President Aquino to prosecute officials linked to various anomalies (48 percent); stop jueteng and other illegal gambling activities (45 percent); pursue peace initiatives (44 percent); and fast track vital infrastructure projects (43 percent).
“The survey also gives us a clear idea of what the Boss wants. I am sure the President will respond in the best possible way he can,” Coloma said. (PIA)